First blog posts:
- They were all well done.
- Please include images and hyperlinks
- Think about using subject headings. See Sam’s post for an example.
- I’ll be a little tougher grader with the second post.
Week 4: Non-Academic Digital History and Games February 3
- Andrew Denning, “Deep Play? Video Games and the Historical Imaginary,” The American Historical Review 126, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 180–98, https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhab002.
- Julien Bazile, “Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry.,” The American Historical Review 126, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 217–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhab005.
- Michael D. Hattem, “Assassin’s Creed III.,” The American Historical Review 126, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 214–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhab004.
- Christopher P. Magra, “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.,” The American Historical Review 126, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 216–17, https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhab003.
- Gabi Kirilloff, “Interactive Fiction in the Humanities Classroom: How to Create Interactive Text Games Using Twine,” Programming Historian 10 (2021), https://doi.org/10.46430/phen0095.
- We will start working on creating the interactive game in the lab, but please read the lesson before class.
Lab: Creating Interactive Games
Gabi Kirilloff, “Interactive Fiction in the Humanities Classroom: How to Create Interactive Text Games Using Twine,” Programming Historian 10 (2021), https://doi.org/10.46430/phen0095.
Blog post 2: A post reviewing a digital public history project, virtual reality app, augmented reality app or video game. February 9
- Digital exhibits from museums
- Augmented reality apps on your phone (Moon Landing)
- A virtual reality app (I have an Oculus headset with the Anne Frank House VR app installed and can arrange to share it if we are back on campus).
- History YouTube series or channel (check with me first, as I’d like you to focus on something made for YouTube and not just reposted BBC documentaries.
- History podcasts
- Educational or commercial video games excluding the four discussed in the readings
- Exhibits in the StoryMaps platform: https://storymaps-classic.arcgis.com/en/gallery/#s=0
- Omeka exhibits